Simon* is a young man living with various conditions that affect his mental and physical health. Simon had already applied for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) several times and had also had an unsuccessful Internal Review.Because of this, he contacted Queensland Advocacy Incorporated for […]
Youth Advocacy Centre helped get Taylor* off the streets Read More »
Taylor* was 15 years old when she was referred to the Youth Advocacy Centre, Youth Court Assist program in Brisbane. Taylor had been sleeping rough for several months after an irreparable family breakdown and the incarceration of her mother. Taylor’s offences were largely a result
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LawRight helps Ana to save her home Read More »
Ana* is a partially blind single mum with limited English, no family support in Australia and ongoing mental health challenges. She sought help at the Anglicare Homelessness Service Hub in Cairns, where LawRight’s Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic is permanently on-site and fully integrated. She was
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Fourteen-year-old Robyn* resided with her father. She had no contact with her biological mother. She had had a positive relationship with her stepmother, Suzanna*, but Suzanna had separated from Robyn’s father. Robyn’s father had a mental illness. Following their separation, he had obtained a domestic
TASC helped reunite a father with his two daughters Read More »
The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) assisted a Father of two children who had separated from the Mother years earlier. The children had been living primarily with the Mother and spending regular time with the Father. The Father came to TASC because, out of the
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Queensland Advocacy Incorporated’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Appeals Advocate Service supported Kelly* and her family through an internal review and external Administrative Appeals Tribunal review. Kelly is a middle-aged woman with a diagnosis of acquired brain injury, intellectual impairment, paraplegia, epilepsy and bipolar disorder
Three single women aged between 60 and 80 lived in a unit complex that was inundated by water during the 2019 monsoonal trough. Each woman approached the Townsville Community Law Flood Legal Assistance Service separately. None of these clients knew that their Body Corporate Committee
Three single women aged between 60 and 80 lived in a unit complex that was inundated by water during the 2019 monsoonal trough. Each woman approached the Townsville Community Law Flood Legal Assistance Service separately. None of these clients knew that their Body Corporate Committee
